Ruling and ornamenting mechanism for type-writing machines.



N0. 674,4I6. Patented May 2|, I90I. C. W. HOWELL, In.

BULING AND OBNAMENT-ING MECHANISM FOR TYPE WRITING MACHINES.

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CHARLES W. HOWELL, JR, OF NEWARK,NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE WAGNER TYPEWRITER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RULING AND ORNAM ENTING MECHANISM FOR TYPE-WRITING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 674,416, dated May 21, 1901. Application filed December 28, 1900. Serial No. 41,323. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- the type-bars 3 are mounted, the pivot for Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. HOWELL, such type-bars being indicated at 4.. While Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at I have illustrated only a single type-bar and Newark, Essex county, State of New Jersey, its connections, it will be understood that 55 5 have invented certain new and useful lmeach of the type-bars 3 is connected to a link provements in Ruling and Ornamenting 5, which is pivoted to the framing of the ma- Mechanism for Type- Writing Machines, of chine, as indicated at 6, and is likewise opwhich the following is a specification. eratively connected to a key-lever 7, as indi- My invention relates to type-writing macated at Sin dotted lines. The key-lever 7 6o 1o chines, and more particularly to mechanism is fulcrumed to the framing of the machine, for ruling and ornamenting; and the object as shown at 9, and is provided with the usual of said invention is to provide simple and finger-keylO. Aplaten 11 is provided which efficient mechanism with the aid of which rulmoves upon a traverse-rod 12. A type-bar ing and ornamental Work can be readily and guide 13 is secured to the segment 2 and ex- '65 I5 effectively accomplished. v tends in front of the platen to guide the type- To this end my invention consists in the bar in its movement to the printing-point. novel arrangement and combination of parts Interposed between this type-bar guide and hereinafter described and claimed. platen is a ribbon 14, which is moved into the In the accompanying drawings, wherein path of the type during the printing stroke 70 like numerals indicate corresponding parts in by a lever 15, which is connected to the carthe various views, Figure l is a central secriage-escapement and is operated to carry the tional view, taken from front to rear, of one ribbon-guide and ribbon into and out of the form of type-writing machine embodying my path of the imprint during each stroke of the invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentype-bar.

tary front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a So much of the machine as I have thus far detail plan view of the parts represented in described constitutes a part of theUnder- Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a fragmentary detail secwood type-writing machine. 'tiona] view, with parts broken away. of a por- Secured to the segment 2 or to any other [ion of the mechanism to. be hereinafter defixed portion of the machine is a guide-plate o scribed. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail front 16, which in the present instance is provided view of the imprint-roller and the mechanism with slots 17, (see Fig. 1,) through which profor carrying the same, with parts removed ject guiding pins or screws 18 19. The pins for the purpose of clearer illustration. Fig. 18 and 19 are secured to a vertically-movable 6 is a plan view of said mechanism. Fig. 7 plate 20, which is maintained in the raised is a detail side view of another form of imposition by a spring 21. This spring 21 is print-roller. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional secured at one end to a pin 22 and at its opview taken through the keys 51 and 28, the posite end to the guide-pin 18. Connected section being taken through thelug 59. Fig. to the plate 20 is a yoke 23,that is adapted 9 is a detail face view of the plate 20 and the to receive and constitute a bearing for the go 40 parts cooperating therewith. pivots 24 of the arm 25, which I will desig- The mechanism constituting the presentinnate as an imprint-roller-carrying arm. ventionis shown applied to an Underwood The plate 20 has an aperture 26, which is type-writing machine, thoughitshould be'unshown in dotted lines in Fig. 4 and in Fig. 9. derstood that the improvements may be are This aperture is adapted to receive the cam- 5 45 plied to any type-writing machine wherein like projection 27 of the so-called key '28,

they may be found available. which is pivoted to afixed, portion of the ma- In Fig. l of the drawings 1 have shown sufchiue,asindicated at 29, and hasasuitablefinficient number of parts of an Underwood mager-piec'e 30 at its'outer end, by means of which chine to illustrate my invention, and in this it may be turned on its pivot. When this figure, 1 designates the framing of the makey 28 is moved from its normal position, it chine, and 2 indicates the segment'in which causes the cam-like projection 27 to be forced into the recess 26 in the plate 20, thereby causing said plate to be forced against the tension of its spring 21 to move the plate 20, the yoke 23, and imprint-roller-carrying arm 25 in a vertical direction for purposes which will hereinafter more fully appear. This imprint-roller-carrying arm may be constructed of a single piece; but I prefer to construct it of a plurality of sections, as clearly indicated in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings. In these figures it will be observed that the arm proper, 25, terminates at a hinged joint 31, at which point a link 32 is pivotally connected to the arm proper, 25. The rod 33, which constitutes the pivot that unites the arm proper, 25, to the link 32, is provided with a finger-piece or button 34 and is rigidly secured to the link 32, as indicated, by the pins 35. The link 32 in turn is pivoted or hinged tea carryingpiece 36, as indicated at 37. This carryingpiece 36 is provided with a slotted portion 38, into the slot of which extends a pin 39, that projects from an arm 40, secured to the arm proper, 25. The carrying-piece 36 has loosely pivoted thereto an imprint-roller 41, which may be readily removed by a withdrawal of the screw-pivot 42. This imprint-roller 41 is provided with a peripheral imprint-surface 43, which is of the same character throughout its extent. In Fig. 5 it will be observed that this peripheral printing-surface is adapted to print a solid line, whereas the roller shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings is adapted to print a series of dots. It is obvious that any suitable printing-surface, such as a series of stars and the like, may be provided upon the imprint-roller. When the operator desires to change the character of the imprint-roller, it is merely necessary to remove the pivotal screw 42 and substitute an imprint-roller having the desired imprint-surface. Pivoted to the carrier 36, adjacent to the imprintroller, is an inking-roller 44. The periphery of this inking-roller is adapted to contact with the periphery of the imprint-roller in order to ink the imprint-surface thereof and to rotate the imprint-roller by frictional contact. Thus I prefer to form the inking-roller with a groove 45, that is adapted to receive the printingsurface of the imprint-roller and at the same time permits the other peripheral surfaces of the inking-roller to contact with the general periphery of the imprint-roller, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 6 of the drawings.

The pivot 33, which unites the arm 25 and the link 32, is provided with a locking device for maintaining the carrier 36 in the position to which it is moved by the hand-operated button 34. In the present instance these locking means consist of a disk 46, that is provided with notches 47. A s iring-prcssed pawl 48 is pivoted to the arm 40, and the nose 49 of this pawl is adapted to be forced into either of the notches 47 in the disk to maintain the carrier and the imprint-roller carried thereby in either of the positions represented in full and in dotted lines in Fig. 5 of the drawings for purposes which will hereinafter more clearly appear.

A bracket 50 is secured to the framing of the machine, and it is on this bracket that the pivot 29 of the key 28 is supported. This pivot 29 likewise constitutes the pivot for a second key 51, which, like the key 28, is provided with a finger-piece 52 at its outer end. The inner end of the key 51 is connected to a link 53, which in turn is connected to a bellcrank lever 54, that is pivoted to the bracket 50, as indicated at 55. The opposite end of this bell-crank lever is connected to a short link 56, that in turn is united to an arm 57, that projects from the pivot 24 of the arm 25. It will thus be seen that the portion 58 constitutes in a sense a rock-shaft that is provided with two arms one the arm 25 and the other the arm 57. By moving the key 51 from the full-line to the dotted-line position indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings the socalled rock-shaft 58 will be turned on its axis, and the imprint-roller 41 will be conveyed to the printing position above the typebar guide 13, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings. When the key is re leased, the parts will be restored to their normal or full-line position by a spring 58 which spring is connected at one end to a pin projecting from the bracket 50 and at the other end to the arm 25. When the imprint-roller is set in the manner indicated in full lines in Fig. 5 and the key 51 is moved to the dottedline position indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the imprint-roller will be brought to such position that the imprint-surface thereof will rule a straight line on the paper by moving the carriage and platen along the machine. If it is desired to rule or to cause an ornamental line to be imprinted in a direction parallel to the sides of the paper, it is merely necessary to turn the button 34, thereby causing the imprint-roller to be moved to the dotted-line position indicated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and a movement of the key 51 will cause the imprint-roller to be brought to the printing position. A rotation of the platen around its axis at this time will cause an imprint to be made parallel to the sides of the paper.

From an examination of Figs. 2, 3, and 8 of the drawings it will be observed that the key 28 is provided with a right-angled projection or lug 59. This lug 59 extends into the path of the key 51, so that a movement of the key 28 from the full-line to the dotted-line position in Fig. 3 will cause the key 51 to be moved with it. This movement of the key 28 brings about a vertical downward movement of the plate 20 by reason of the cam 27 on said key contacting with the apertured portion 26 of said plate 20. This movement of the plate 20 will cause the arm 25 and the parts carried thereby to be lowered, so that the imprintroller will assume a different position when it is forced to the dotted-line position indicated in Fig. 3. This movement of the plate 20, which constitutes a support for the imprint-roller, is for the purpose of providing double-line ruling or double ornamental lines. Thus, for instance, for double underscoring it is merely necessary to first move the key 51, when the imprint-roller will be conveyed to the printing position, and the carriage may be moved longitudinally to cause a line or imprint to be made. After this line is completed the key 28 is moved to shift .the printing position of the imprint-roller and to simultaneously convey the imprint-roller to the printing position by reason of the lug 59 on the key 28 contacting with the key 51, thereby causing the key 51 to move with the key 28. Thus the shifting operation to vary the imprint position of the roller and the movement of the roller from the normal to the printing position is accomplished by a single movement of the key 28.

Fixed upon an arm 60, which may constitute a portion of the yoke 23, is a segmental inking-pad 61. The are of this segmental pad is drawn from the pivotal center of the arm 25, so that the inking-roller 44 will contact with the pad 61 in the movement of the former with the imprint-roller to and from the printing position. This contact with the segmental pad causes the inking-pad to be rotated during its movement toward the printing position, and the rotary motion thus imparted to the inking pad is transmitted to the imprint-roller, so that its entire printing-surface will be inked during its movement to and from the printing position, so that when it attains the printing position the entire printing-surface will be inked. It will be seen that the contact of the peripheral printing-surface of the imprint-roller upon the paper will cause the same to be rotatedto bring a newly-inked surface into contact with the paper as the paper progresses and that this rotary movement thus imparted to the imprint-roller will cause the inking-roller 44 to be rotated, thus automatically and constantly inking the imprint-surface of the roller 41.

From the foregoing it will be observed that the inking-roller 44 partakes of the bodily movement of the imprint-roller to or from operative or printing position and likewise imparts a rotary movement to theimprint-roller. In the act of printing the imprint-roller imparts a rotary movement to the in king-roller.

I prefer to have the imprint-roller operate directly upon the paper and to automatically ink the imprint-surface of said roller, for the reason that a clearer line or imprint may be made and inks of different colors from those used on the machine may be employed. Nevertheless it is obvious that the so-called imprint-roller may be arranged tocontac't with.

the ribbon l4 and that the lines or other characters imprinted upon the surface of the paper may be accomplished through the contact of the imprint-roller with the ribbon.

It will be observed that by my invention I have provided a simple and efficient device derstood that various changes may be made in the construction without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Ha ving described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a loosely-mounted imprintroller cooperating therewith, means for moving said roller into and out of contact with the platen and means for automatically inking said roller throughout its periphery in the movement of the imprint-roller to or fromtbe printing posit-ion.

2. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, type-carriers which cooperate with said platen, keys for operating said carriers, a loosely-mounted. imprint-roller cooperating with the platen, means for moving said roller into and out of contact with said platen and means for shifting said roller laterally so as to vary the printing-line of said roller with relation to the line of characters adapted to be written by the type on the typecarrier.

3. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, type-carriers which cooper ate with said platen, means for operating said carriers, a loosely-mounted imprint-roller cooperating with the platen, a movable support for said roller, means for moving said support so as to vary the point of imprint of the roller below the line of print produced by the typecarriers whereby a plurality of lines canbe produced by the imprint-roller below a writ-- ten line, and means for moving said roller into and out of contact with said platen.

4. In a type-writing machine, the combina tion of a platen, type'carriers which cooperate with said platen, keys for operating said carriers, a loosely-mounted imprint-roller cooperating therewith, a movable support for said roller, means for moving said support so as to vary the point of imprint of the roller,

' means for moving said roller into and'ont of able im print-rollercooperating therewith and means for moving said roller into and out of contact with said platen, whereby the imprint-roller may be removed and another sub:

stitnted therefor.

6. In a type-writing machine, the combinainto and out of contact with the platen and out of the path of the ribbon and means for automatically rotating the imprint-roller in its movement toward the platen in order to automatically ink said roller.

8. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a movable platen, an imprint-roller adapted to print by direct contact with the paper carried by the movable platen, means for moving said imprint-roller into and out of contact with the platen and means for automatically inking said imprint-roller, said inking means comprising a fixed element and a cooperating element which moves with the imprint-roller.

9. In a type-Writing machine, the combination of a platen, an imprint-roller adapted to print by direct contact with the paper, means for moving said imprint-roller into and out of contact with the platen and means for antomatically inking said imprint-roller, said inking means comprisinga fixed element and a cooperating element which moves with the imprint-roller in its movement to and from the printing position and which contacts with the fixed element in its movement.

10. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a loosely-mounted imprintroller adapted to print by direct contact with the paper on the platen, means for moving said roller into and out of contact with the platen, an inking-roller in contact with said imprintroller and adapted to be moved therewith toward and away from the printing position and means for rotating the inking-roller during the movement of theimprint-roller to and from the operative position.

11. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a loosely-monnted imprintroller adapted to print by direct contact with the paper on the platen, means for moving said roller into and out of contact with the platen, an inking-roller in contact with said imprint-rollerand adapted to be moved therewith to and from the printing position, means for rotating the inking-roller during the movement of the imprint-roller to and from the operative position said means for rotating the inking-roller comprising an inkingpad with which said inking-roller contacts during the movement of the printing-roller to and from the printing position, whereby the inking and imprint rollers are automatically rotated in their movement to and from the printing position and the peripheral printing-surface of the imprint-roller is automatically inked.

12. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, loosely-mounted imprint and inking rollers, a pivoted arm upon which said rollers are carried and a segmental inking-pad the arc of which is drawn around the pivot of the arm which carries the said rollers.

13. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, loosely-monnted imprint and inking rollers, a pivoted arm upon which said rollers are carried, a segmental inkingpad the arc of which is drawn around the pivot of the arm which carries the said rollers and means for shifting said arm laterally to change the printing position of the printingroller.

14. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, type-carriers which cooperate with said platen, keys for operating said carriers, a loosely-mounted imprint-roller, an arm upon which said roller is mounted, a movable support for said arm and means for moving said support to vary the printing position of said roller.

15. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, a loosely-mounted imprintroller, an arm upon which said roller is mounted, a key for moving said roller into and out of contact with the platen, a movable support for said arm' and a second key for moving said support to vary the printing position of said roller.

16. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, an imprint-roller, a key for moving said imprint-roller into contact with the platen and a separate key for simultaneously moving said imprint-roller into contact with the platen and for changing the printing position of said imprint-roller.

17. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, an imprint-roller, a key for moving said imprint-roller into contact with the platen, a separate key for changing the printing position of said imprint-roller, said keys being so combined that the firstmentioned key may be moved independently of the second key and so that said second key will,when moved, operate the first-mentioned key.

18. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, an imprint-roller, a key for moving the said imprint-roller into contact with the platen, a separate key for simultaneously moving said imprint roller into contact with the platen and for changing the printing position of said imprint-roller and means for automatically inking said imprintroller.

19. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, an imprint-roller, a key for moving said imprintwoller into contact with the platen a separate key for changing the printing position of said imprint-roller, said keys being so combined that the firstmentioned key may be moved independently of the second key and so that the second-mentioned key will,when moved, operate the firstmentioned key and means for automatically inking said imprint-roller.

20. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, an imprint-roller the axis of which is at substantially a right angle to the length of the platen when in any one of several printing positions and means for shifting said roller in the general direction of its axis so as to vary the printing position thereof.

21. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, an imprint-roller, means for moving said roller into and out of contact with the platen, means for changing the printing position of said roller, means for changing the position of the imprint-roller so as to change the position of the axis thereof and means for automatically inking said imprintroller in its movement to and from the printing position.

22. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a platen, an imprint-roller, means for moving said roller into either of two positions, the axis of said roller when in either position being at right angles to the position of the axis of said roller when it is in the other position, the printing contact in both positions being in the same horizontal plane, means for securing the roller against bodily movement in either of said positions, means for moving the imprint-roller into and out of contact with the platen and means for automatically inking the imprint-roller in its movement toward the printing position.

CHARLES W. HOWELL, JR.

Witnesses:

ROBERT TILEsToN, CHARLES E. SMITH. 

